Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-02
The Entombed Comsbock Miners Not Ye
Reached.

The Entombed Comstock Miners Not Yet
Reached.
IooryIga, 1857, by TIE california associated Iress.l
VIRGINIA, July 1st.-P. M.-There is no
connection vet between the bottom of the
incline Wine from the Con. Virginia south
drift and crosscNt on the 800 level of Best
& Belcher where the imprisoned miners
are supposed to be, and it looks in the ewes
of great many, as If there may be none
for a week, although there might be con-
nection made at any time. The fact of the
matter is,
TsIES ARE GOING IT BLIND,
And do not exactly know where they are.
The comEnittee of six, representing the
Miners Union, after descending to the
LOO level of the Con. Virginia and OPEN
ing the hulkhead. found everything at the
foot of the incline caved. After waiting a
few minutes, gas commenced coming their
way. and the longer the door was kept
open the more came. They found they
could do nothing and returned. 1t was
impossible to keep a lamp burning AT
noon a round of holes were started on the
sending out drift in that direction.
THE DRILL TO BE TRIED AGAIN.
As soon as the space will permit OF
another Burleigh, holes will be sent in on
the north side. The bottom of this Wine
is now supposed to be on a level with the
Best & Belcher crosscut, and either one OF
these holes is liable to break the connec.
ton at any time.
RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERERS.
The Relief Committee received to-day
through II. NJ. Levy, of San Francisco,
s., 500 from the several mines and indiyid-
thing like $4,000 subscribed for the relief
of the widows and orphans of the lost
miners.
Copyigh, 1857, by dte California Associated Pres
LATEST. FROM THE CoMsTocK-ALL HOPES
DIsPELLED.
VIRGINIA CITY, july Id A. M.-Your
correspondent has just been down to the
Con. Virginia works, and finds everything
quiet. There is not soul there except a
lonesome carman and the engineer. In
reply to query, the carman said that
there was nothing new, and If there was
he should have known it. The streets have
more of disconsolate look than for any
night during the past week. The Miners
Union members are satisfied there is no
alternative but to break the connection
through the rescue drift, and the work in
this drift will be looked to with interest
until the imprisoned miners are
found, dead or alive. The general feel
ing here is that all are dead. On Tuesday
last boxes and canvas-bags were lowered
through the c. and C. shaft, in order to
avoid public notice. Even long rubber
gloves and aprons in which to handle the
miners remains, We're sent down with the
boxes. This speaks for itself, and proves
that those in charge had little hopes OF
finding the men alive
In opening the bulkhead this morning
they found that the gas had taken down
ward course, and when the door was
opened the men CROPPED their way in for
some 200 feet and found it badly cared.
Their lights went out. and the gas was so
strong it forced them 10 return in the dark
ness. The fire is still smodering. and
the opening of the bulkhesd showed signs
of giving life to it.
Superintendent Patton's views have been
right from the start. and many speak of
his quickness of nerve and energy. Had
the diagrams and surveys been correct,
the rescue drift would have connected with
the Best q Belcher before now. As my
previous telegram stated, there is no saving
when the connection will be made. 1t
may pc tonight and it may not be for a
week